From: GT McCoy <gtmccoy@harborside.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 18:52:51 -0700
Fwd Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 12:28:05 -0400
Subject: Model Buiiding, Adamski, Meier, & Others


Hello, all this is in response to the now abundant comments on
various models of both Brooder and Hubcap.

First, I have visited Meiers website Twice in the last few
days: www.figu.ch/us/ a curious thing has happened. The infamous
Saucer circling the "fir" tree sequence has been changed.What
was one four shots are now two,also, my fertile imagination,
remembers numbers at the top of the photos now they seem
cropped. Could the game be afoot?

Second, I am not a photographer by trade or hobby. What I do do
as a hobby (for 35 some years) is build models, Trains, Planes,
and Automobiles, oh and the Battleship Oregon, one of those
ongoing projects. So I know something about scale and distance.
I have, years ago (1969 to be exact ) did attempt pinhole
aperture photography thanks to an article in an ancient 'Scale
Modeler Magazine. with satisfying results. Though like other
great works they were lost to antiquity and a nasty divorce.
Roger's comment on pinhole photography is correct, as even I who
could screw up a Brownie shot could do it.

Thirdly, upon visiting Meier's site, under "poof, er, proof"
upon arriving at the "Photographs", the first photo is a,
rendition of a "Beamship" in 1975. This is an insult to the
Modeler's art . Sorry .I could have done better at 10 years,
with two pie plates, the bottom of a Kool- Whip container and a
little glue. The edge of the saucer is a bit uneven, also.

Fourthly I have photographed Aircraft, both flying and Static.
None of the Meier photographs have a "real" quality . Yes. there
are things in the photos that provide "Perspective" but not what
I would call a 'viable reality' if you will.

Look up a Aviation Mag, say a real good one like Wings/Airpower
or Fly Past and/or Air Enthusiast. Look at say, a WW2 photo of
say a B-17.(I've been around several as both Airtanker and
Display Aircraft.) Now look at a modern Photo of a B-17 say, the
"Sally B" or the " 1 oh 1" Yep, it's a B-17 all right, dents,
oil stains and the scuff marks on the tires._Real_ in other
words. the you're at an Airshow get climb around one, you know
the what the plane is, the smells the sounds, etc.All that would
indicate the Real McCoy, -pardon the pun.

Now we have here people who have claim to have been for a ride
in a UFO Adamski for one Meier for another. Hey Semjase how
about a couple of "Bumps and Circuits as our British Friends put
it! Billy gets to go how about someone else? There have been
others, but you get the picture. Hey, I got a good candidate:
Phil Klass, aviation writer too. but I digress.

My point: A real mechanism will, invariably be a little messy,
unless the Pleadians/Venusians/Trafalmadorians don't
eat,sleep,defecate among other things that Humanoids do.No one
has ever had an description of the interior of a saucer that
would indicate that no one lives there. Clean, neat, no Ju Ju
fruit cartons on the floor, and just where is the Head,Biffy, or
Crapper. Who keeps it clean? Who works on it? do they use
coveralls, just like why hasn't anyone been a Plumber in a
previous life in Atlantis-no answer why,it just is.

Yes, I am being critical, some things can't go on without
taking a stand. and I don't come from skeptic's view point, but
one who has seen a real ''nuts and bolts" UFO -panel lines
included. I don't whose it was but it was somebody's . "Hey
Ridley keep chewing, I got a paper clip here that just might
work!" could be just as likely line as "Take me to your leader."
when I saw that thing stop. then start again.-We may never know.

GT McCoy -Frustrated Spaceman